Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

not even seeing him, Kaia still straightened

and

it lasted forever. After a full minute,

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[Sure.]

his thumb across the screen, a faint smirk

“Dad, Zane, I’ve

and Zane turned,

blinked. “Didn’t you say you were staying over

I forgot to feed my rabbit. Gotta head home and

leaving the two men staring

when does he have

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

sighed. “Try to get your brother over more often. He’s been more

weird gap between him and his youngest son. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but something was definitely

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had her car idling by the curb, softly humming to herself. Then, she spotted a familiar license

hopped out and waved at the other

car stopped right in front of

called, voice bright. She was clearly glad to

Lucien chuckled silently.

much for her ducking him earlier, and now she was practically waiting

rolled down the window and motioned for her

in that small

hanging out on the sidewalk would’ve looked

amused. “So… you

a fake smile. “Well, I just wanted to talk

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said that,

why you were waiting here?”

sheepishly. “Yeah. But I’m not asking you to pull strings. I just want Jude to have a

you think someone’s being unfair to him

didn’t know how to explain

“Mr. Graves, please don’t take it the wrong

used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around. When I took over, I shut

Kaia

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

If he gave his word,